The Sumner Stingrays will head out on the road to face off against the Robinson Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sumner will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by nine) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Freedom 4-2. The victory was familiar territory for Sumner who now have three in a row.
The team relied heavily on Deven Mena, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Winston Pennant, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Robinson had just enough and edged Plant City out 9-8 on Friday.
Samuel Hyman made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Hyman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hyman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Santiago Rojas looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Brady Capps, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double. Another player making a difference was Rhyder Robinson, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
Sumner's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Robinson, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Sumner couldn't quite finish off Robinson in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 and fell 7-5. Thankfully for Sumner, Lamont Akins III (who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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